What did George Saunders mean by: As one gets older, this question of death, becomes more vexing and urgent. - George Saunders Copy
+ Stay alert. The big moral crossroads in your life may not come labeled as such. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Crossroads, Moral, 0 - George Saunders
+ We try, we fail, we posture, we aspire, we pontificate – and then we age, shrink, die, and vanish. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Age, Failing, 0 - George Saunders
+ My heartfelt wish for you: as you get older, your self will diminish and you will grow in love. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Heartfelt, Self, Wish, 0 - George Saunders
+ Compassion doesn’t have to be weak or enabling; it can also be quite bold. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Compassion, Enabling, Weak, 0 - George Saunders
+ Don’t be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Confused, Confusion, 0 - George Saunders
+ Toni Morrison seems to have a lot of faith in people – that’s what I mean by gentle power. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Gentle, 0 - George Saunders
+ I think that fiction has a part to play in urging us, as a species, toward compassion. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Compassion, 0 - George Saunders
+ I hear that in my head all the time now: ‘Why don’t you go and see?’. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, 0 - George Saunders
I’ve taught, and the first thing I did when I taught art, was not to teach art. Explain - Louise Berliawsky Nevelson Sculptor · Ukraine
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Explain - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
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The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It’s the assets you have to worry about. Explain - Charlie Munger Business person
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Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
